Review of Devilman: Crybaby

I had never seen anything related to Devilman prior to this anime but when I saw the trailers and the fact that Yuasa was directing it, I was already on board. So I actually watched the entirety of it in one sitting, it was that good, I couldn't stop until I had finished all of it. So, let's get into the other segments of the review. The premise of the show essentially boils down to Akira Fudo - a shy boy with a kind heart becoming Devilman with the guidance of his friend Ryou Asuka, to protect humanity from the rise of the demons The overall execution isfantastic, Devilman: Crybaby does it's share of social criticism, the humans' cowardly nature of being unable to accept anything different from them because they don't feel safe from the unknown and always resorting to hostility in result and the recurring theme of keeping your love/faith in humanity despite their flawed nature to eventually get your existence across to them.
The main portion of the themes it covers was handled with superb quality but some of the
more non-essential tid bits were skimmed over.

The show also really likes to play with your heart strings, especially at the latter half of the story.

The story's pacing is fast but it doesn't feel rushed at all through out the majority of the show's run., it never stops for a single second to waste your time with pointless dialogue, it always gets straight to the point, making it more enjoyable to binge.

The characters are all enjoyable, mainly due to their over exaggerated behavior and interesting personality. Essentially the only character with any semblance of a ''journey'' was Akira and to an extent Miko, the other characters all served as cogs that move Akira forward.

Of course, the art is fantastic, it's Yuasa we're talking about here.
He brought his usual style into Devilman, which made it a blast to watch.
The extremely vibrant use of colors that's actually used to portray a dark gritty setting is
aesthetically pleasing and makes for some really unique scenery.

It's largely debated whether this is Yuasa's best or worst looking show to date (kinda funny seeing as how Devilman itself is extremely divisive in it's contents as well)
but for me it worked, way too well in fact.

The characters all look iconic, mainly due to the fact that they're just modern redesigns of already iconic characters and because the art style sets them apart from any other character no matter what.

So what kind of soundtrack does this extremely gritty, gory, violent anime have? Metal? Rock?
Nope.
SYNTHWAVE!!!!! (A modernization of the 80s Neon synthesized disco songs)
And it works great with every single scene, the aesthetic meshes so well with the OST that the chances you will be bobbing your head to the music while watching through out the whole anime are extremely high.

It does also have some really touching and hype inducing orchestrated tracks like "Crybaby" and "D.V.M.N" which do not feel out of place with the synthwave that's present in so many scenes and only add up to the many emotions the show's soundtrack will make you go through.

As a whole, Devilman: Crybaby is a fanastic anime and proves that a great concept is timeless with it's straightforward dive into the issues of the social construct and other themes, all complimented by it's amazing and unique art style and schlocky nature.